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Surry Community College

Dobson, North Carolina Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Surry Community College is a public two-year institution based in Dobson, North Carolina. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 2,796 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Surry Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Accounting and Finance. It awarded 974 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,796
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
974
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
35
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 35

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Health Professions 7
Precision Production 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Construction Trades 3
Education 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
61%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
401
Certificates under 1 year
430
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
143

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,796
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,796
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,676
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. David Shockley
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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